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Articles

Volume 6 Number 2 / Fall 1985

Herman Voaden's 'New Religion'

Submitted
May 13, 2008
Published
1985-06-06

Abstract

The current critical perception of Herman Voaden's theatre work has been blurred to a great degree by a failure to distinguish between the form and content of his dramas. This article analyses the religious/philosophic content of Voaden's works, what he himself referred to as 'my new religion', which is not merely expressed by, but directly shaped, the complex symphonic expressionist form of his playwriting and production style. La réception critique actuelle de la dramaturgie et scénographie de Herman Voaden ne distingue pas suffisamment entre la forme théâtrale et le contenu thématique de ses oeuvres. Cet article analyse le contenu religieux et philosophique de ses drames, ce que Voaden appelait lui même 'ma nouvelle religion'. Ce contenu thématique n'est pas seulement exprimé par, mais aussi façonne directement, la forme théâtrale complexe de son expressionisme symphonique.